L.A.R. 46.1: Admission

(a) Except as the court otherwise directs, practice before the court is limited to the members of the bar of this court. Admission to the bar of this court is governed by the provisions of FRAP 46 and such other requirements as the court may adopt from time to time, provided, however, that (i) the applicant must be familiar with the contents of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure, and Appellate Procedure, as well as with the Local Appellate Rules and Internal Operating Procedures of this court, and (ii) the applicant has read and understood those provisions of the above documents dealing with briefs, motions and appendices. The fee for admission is determined by order of the court and is payable to the clerk as trustee. All funds received from such applications must be deposited in the appropriate accounts of the court designated for this purpose.

(b) Unless the court otherwise directs, an attorney must apply for admission to the bar of this court when the attorney enters an appearance, or at such time as a motion, brief, or other document is filed in this court. An attorney who will argue the appeal, if not previously admitted to the bar of this court, may apply for admission on or before the date of oral argument. Forms prescribed by the court for purpose of admission may be obtained from the clerk of this court.

(c) Any applicant for admission to the bar of this court may be admitted in open court on oral motion, on motion before a single judge of this court, or as the court may otherwise from time to time determine. However, qualified applicants to the bar of this court not previously admitted and who will argue the appeal must be admitted in open court on oral motion.

(d) An applicant for admission to the bar of this court may be admitted on written or oral motion of a member of the bar of this court or a circuit or district judge of this circuit.

(e) The initial brief filed by each party with the court must contain a certification that at least one of the attorneys whose names appear on the brief is a member of the bar of this court, or has filed an application for admission pursuant to this rule.

This rule was renumbered by the 1995 revision of the rules; no substantive change from prior Court Rule 9.1 is intended. It is not intended that current practice permitted by law be changed. See L.A.R. Misc. 113.2 for requirements for registration for electronic filing. Technical changes were made in 2008 to conform to new Judicial Conference policies regarding the deposit of funds.